diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 33f0fa9..a0a4e1c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ static const char col_gray1[]       = "#080808";
 static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
 static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
-static const char col_cyan[]        = "#cf87e8";
+static const char col_purp[]        = "#ae81ff";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
-	[SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_cyan  },
+	[SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_purp,  col_purp },
 };
 
 /* tagging */